A Pug-Nosed Tow Truck

[Rotten_Spokes]

Was on an hour and a half drive home last week and decided to take a back route home to bypass highway traffic and I come across this truck that with any luck will be on a trailer home this week. It's a 1946 Dodge with a flat-head six cylinder and Holmes wrecker crane; I plan on leaving it just as it is but making it a good running truck.

 

[Kruez]

That's fuggin awesome! Great find.

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[LukeTheJoker]

Wow, that's cool!

Luke.

 

[Rotten_Spokes]

Going up tonight to finalize the deal then heading up this Friday to bring it home.

 

[Rotten_Spokes]

Paid it off floor actually isn't gone just in pieces and to round up the cool factor on this thing it has the original title.

 

[blwnmny]

Cool Cabover!

 

[LukeTheJoker]

and to round up the cool factor on this thing it has the original title.

Luke.

 

[kingfish254]

Awesome score!

 

[kirkpatrick]

Awesome truck, I'd probably fill my drawers if i saw it coming up behind me!

 

[Rotten_Spokes]

Awesome truck, I'd probably fill my drawers if i saw it coming up behind me!

I need the Jeepers Creepers horn for it.

 

[Rotten_Spokes]

It's finally back home.

Found the air cleaner wedged between the transmission and the frame it didn't fall out the entire hour drive home.

Original picture of City Auto

Yep those are bent engine valves welded onto the crane to hang chains off of.

 

[rrtbike]

Very neat truck! Please keep us informed on your progress. We would love to see it running & driving sometime.

 

[Rotten_Spokes]

Got both steps fixed.

Piston conrod.

Uncle dropped these off.

Buy stock in PB Blaster.

 

[Rotten_Spokes]

All the lights on the tow bed work.

 

[Rotten_Spokes]

 

[LukeTheJoker]

So cool!

Luke.

 

[Rotten_Spokes]

Update: The engine has moved, we were able to rotate it about 3 or 4 inches once we get one or two good revolutions on it we'll try to start it. I'll make sure to take a video of the first time it's run in 30 years.

 

[Paper Puncher]

Cool, I just sold my tow truck and in 6/7yrs time I would like to do something like this but have a hydraulic flat bed on back!! My problem is finding a truck similar in Australia....

Will be watching this thread

 

[LukeTheJoker]

Update: The engine has moved, we were able to rotate it about 3 or 4 inches once we get one or two good revolutions on it we'll try to start it. I'll make sure to take a video of the first time it's run in 30 years.

Yes please! Been following every video on YouTube and subscribed to your channel, loving every update here...

Cool, I just sold my tow truck and in 6/7yrs time I would like to do something like this but have a hydraulic flat bed on back!! My problem is finding a truck similar in Australia....

Will be watching this thread

I know a place up here near Shepparton that has lots of old 40's and 50's trucks. None of them running and all have been sitting many years, but if you are serious, pretty sure I can help you out!

Luke.

 

[Rotten_Spokes]

A little bit of CLR and a scratch pads really bring out the color and smooths out the flaky paint and rust.

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